Two firefighters died while combating a building fire in Mérignac, a suburb of Bordeaux, on Tuesday, 21 July 2026. The blaze occurred near Bordeaux Airport in southwest France.
Officials reported that the fire caused delays to flights at Bordeaux Airport. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez informed lawmakers in the National Assembly about the firefighter deaths. Bordeaux Airport confirmed the flight disruptions in a statement on its website, attributing delays to emergency response activities linked to the nearby fire.
